Nightfall by Isaac Asimov

"Nightfall" is a 1941 science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov. It is about a newspaperman who witnesses the last hours of sunlight from an observatory on the planet Lagash. Non-Spoiler Summary In A Nutshell: "Nightfall" is the classic story of Theremon 762, a somewhat skeptical newspaper reporter who is at the Saro Observatory with a handful of astronomers on what they claim is the last day of civilization. Their planet, Lagash, has six suns, and that special time every 2,500 years when all of them are eclipsed simultaneously is only four hours away! The astronomers are predicting mass insanity as people experience total darkness for the first time in their lives, while the Cultists are proclaiming the "end of the world!" Who is right? What will really happen? Will the darkness really bring about a mass of crazy people??? Tune in to the rest of this story as it gives detailed answers to these and many other questions as well! Aton compressed his lips and then muttered sullenly,…

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